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  2. Head bobble - Wikipedia

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    In India, a head bobble can have a variety of different meanings. Most frequently it means yes, or is used to indicate understanding. The meaning of the head bobble depends on the context of the conversation or encounter. It can serve as an alternative to thank you or as a polite introduction, or it can represent acknowledgement. [3]

  3. Right to silence - Wikipedia

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    You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish.

  4. Nod (gesture) - Wikipedia

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    Nodding to indicate "yes" is widespread, and appears in a large number of diverse cultural and linguistic groups. Areas in which nodding generally takes this meaning include the Indian subcontinent (note that the head bobble also shows agreement there), the Middle East , Southeast Asia , most of Europe , South America and North America .

  5. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    As a figurative gesture meaning to forgo or disown, it parallels the phrase to wash one's hands of deriving from the biblical account of Pontius Pilate. Usually performed with three or four hand swipes, it can also be done with claps, and when the last clap is louder, it also suggests continued anger or frustration about the repudiated thing.

  6. Facebook real-name policy controversy - Wikipedia

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    According to Facebook, the real-name policy stems from the position "that way, you always know who you're connecting with. This helps keep our community safe." [2] [3] Likewise per this policy, a "real name" is defined by "your real name as it would be listed on your credit card, driver's license or student ID". [4]

  7. Paki (slur) - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] The name Pakistan (initially as "Pakstan") was coined by the Cambridge University law student and Muslim nationalist from then British India Rahmat Ali, and was published on 28 January 1933 in the pamphlet Now or Never, eventually becoming the name adopted by the new country after the 1947 partition of India and independence from the ...

  8. Persian and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Hindustani (sometimes called Hindi–Urdu) is a colloquial language and lingua franca of Pakistan and the Hindi Belt of India. It forms a dialect continuum between its two formal registers: the highly Persianized Urdu, and the de-Persianized, Sanskritized Hindi. [2] Urdu uses a modification of the Persian alphabet, whereas Hindi uses Devanagari ...

  9. Matthew 5:37 - Wikipedia

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    In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. The World English Bible translates the passage as: But let yourYes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.